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Venericardia
Genus of bivalves / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venericardia is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Carditidae.[1]
Quick Facts Venericardia Temporal range: Paleocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...
Venericardia Temporal range: Paleocene to Recent | |
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Venericardia planicosta lerichei Lamarck, 1806 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Carditida |
Superfamily: | Carditoidea |
Family: | Carditidae |
Genus: | Venericardia Lamarck, 1801 |
Synonyms | |
Venericardita (lapsus) |
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It is the type genus of subfamily Venericardiinae. The closely related Purpurocardia was for long included here as a subgenus, but is increasingly considered distinct.